Francis Bacon Revisited (English Authors Series) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0805778330 ISBN 13: 9780805778335

Publisher: Twayne Publishers, 1996

Synopsis

Series Editors: Kinley E. Roby, Northeastern University; Herbert Sussman, Northeastern University; Joseph Bartolomeo, University of Massachusetts; George Economou, University of Oklahoma; Arthur F. Kinney, University of Massachusetts

Twaynes United States Authors, English Authors, and World Authors Series present concise critical introductions to great writers and their works.

Devoted to critical interpretation and discussion of an authors work, each study takes account of major literary trends and important scholarly contributions and provides new critical insights with an original point of view. An Authors Series volumeaddresses readers ranging from advanced high school students to university professors. The book suggests to the informed reader new ways of considering a writers work. A reader new to the work under examination will, after reading theAuthors Series, be compelled to turn to the originals, bringing to the reading a basic knowledge and fresh critical perspectives. Each volume features:

• A critical, interpretive study and explication of the authors works
• A brief biography of the author
• An accessible chronology outlining the life, work, and relevant historical background of the author
• Aids for further study -- complete notes and references, a selected annotated bibliography, and an index
• A readable style presented in a manageable length</

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Sessions presents a critical and historical analysis of Bacon's writings, providing a deeper understanding of the meaning of Bacon's texts by analyzing Bacon's intentions and his literary and philosophical strategies. Framing his work around two leitmotivs dominating Bacon's writing - the world as it is and the world as it could be - Sessions masterfully demonstrates that Bacon's texts can be read both as "contemplative inscriptions" and as "instruments for the remaking of history". This compendious study begins with a biographical overview of Bacon's life, and each subsequent chapter comprises a summary and close reading of a major work or a number of works by Bacon. Included are critical commentaries on Bacon's Essays, law texts, and historical biography of Henry VII; also covered are The Great Instauration, Bacon's philosophical text the Advancement of Learning, and his visionary New Atlantis. This concise, authoritative study presents both the crucial elements of Francis Bacon's life and a sharp analysis of his texts, encouraging readers to look toward the original sources for further study of this phenomenal thinker.

About this edition

• Publisher: Twayne Publishers
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0805778330
• ISBN 13: 9780805778335
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 208
• Editor: Galens July